]]>In The Martian, Matt Damon once again plays an astronaut left stranded with little hope of rescue. But this time he’s pretty likable and far less murder-y. During a space station evacuation, an accident strands Damon’s Mark Watney on Mars which, according to TripAdvisor, is impossible to survive. With his chances slim, he sets out to make Mars habitable for the for years it will take rescue to arrive.

Meanwhile, we’re also told the story of his crew mates who risk their lives to save him. Which makes me feel pretty bad. I won’t even help my co-workers get a cab.

]]>http://www.screenjunkies.com/video/the-martian-trailer-matt-damon-burning-out-his-fuse-up-there-alone/feed/0Ridley Scott Will Be Producing That Neill Blomkamp ‘Alien’ Film For Foxhttp://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/ridley-scott-will-producing-neill-blomkamp-alien-film-fox/
http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/ridley-scott-will-producing-neill-blomkamp-alien-film-fox/#commentsThu, 19 Feb 2015 17:49:21 +0000http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=270039Ok, so maybe some of that 'Prometheus' crap, though we don't know when.

]]>Yesterday, when news trickled in late that Neill Blomkamp would in fact be taking on a new Alien film as his next project, we were so excited about the announcement that we didn’t really consider what would come of Ridley Scott, who never really let go of the franchise, having directed Prometheus three years ago.

It turns out that Ridley Scott is on board. Or at least we would hope he’s on board, seeing as how he’s going to produce the thing.

Word from Deadline is that the Alien film will take place (in the story) after the Prometheus sequel, which Ridley Scott will direct. However, neither film has a script yet, so it’s unclear which order they’ll actually be made in.

Prometheus 2 following up the new Aliens could be a bit of a letdown, but Neill Blomkamp said that the film would be his next project, so how long is he willing to wait?

]]>Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey evolved the genre of science fiction films like some kind of big, obelisk thing that makes you smarter after touching it. It also evolved the bank account of Arthur C. Clarke, whose short story inspired the screenplay for the film he wrote with Kubrick. During production, he concurrently wrote the novelization and since that time has written additional follow ups in the series. 3001: The Final Odyssey, the fourth and final book, is now being adapted for the screen but not in the caring hands of an auteur like Kubrick. 3001 is headed to Syfy, the network most famous for Sharknado and hiring Richard Grieco to fight giant spiders.

Ridley Scott will produce the mini-series. Richard Grieco is not likely to star. (THR)

]]>Ridley Scott has succeeded where a battalion of Space Marines and Predator have failed. He’s killed the Xenomorph.

Despite revealing the origin of the vicious beast from the Alien franchise at the end of Prometheus, the director has no plans to include it in the upcoming sequel. Or ever again for that matter.

“The beast is done,” Scott tells Yahoo. “Cooked. I got lucky meeting [creature design H.R.] Giger all those years ago. It’s very hard to repeat that…But after four I think it wears out a little bit. There’s only so much snarling you can do. I think you’ve got to come back with something more interesting.”

Good point but does no work to explain the turd omelet that was Prometheus. There are currently 15 scripts in play for the sequel. Let’s hope one of those is a good story that puts the series in league with its predecessors.

Alas, farewell Xenomorph. You were scary and awesome. I hope we can see you onscreen again sometime. Maybe fighting Jason this time.

]]>There has long been talk of a Blade Runner sequel, despite the fact that it’s pretty much the perfect science fiction film and should be left alone. Because, hey, people said that about Alien and Aliens, and we got a bunch of crappy sequels from those guys.

In a recent interview, director Ridley Scott indicated that Harrison Ford was “of course” returning, that the script was written and “damn good,” though that might just mean “Prometheus-good,” and that the only real bottleneck was the matter of timing. He did convey that the project would occur sooner than Prometheus 2, which I guess is good because I don’t think many people are in a hurry for Prometheus 2.

Considering the first Blade Runner was based on Philip Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, it’s unclear what the source material will be for the sequel, but I’m guessing it is probably just some Twilight fan-fic like 50 Shades of Grey was.

]]>http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/ridley-scott-says-blade-runner-2-will-be-coming-soon-starring-harrison-ford/feed/0Ridley Scott, On A Bible Kick, Gives Us ‘Exodus: Gods And Kings’ Starring Christian Balehttp://www.screenjunkies.com/video/ridley-scott-on-a-bible-kick-gives-us-exodus-gods-and-kings-starring-christian-bale/
http://www.screenjunkies.com/video/ridley-scott-on-a-bible-kick-gives-us-exodus-gods-and-kings-starring-christian-bale/#commentsWed, 09 Jul 2014 16:41:55 +0000http://www.screenjunkies.com/?post_type=video&p=262769Next he'll do 'Leviticus' and show us all the ways a woman may be unclean.

]]>Considering how Noah from Darren Arnofsky was set to be a flop but managed to save itself and actually do some decent business, studios might be looking to the Bible for help. With their bottom line. Considering Prometheus didn’t really leave much of a mark with audiences, Ridley Scott has chosen to appeal to the giant demographic of Christians and another giant demographic of Christian (Bale fans).

Exodus: Gods and Kings tells the story of a guy named Moses, who helps the slaves escape Egypt and the pharaoh Ramses. So this story will also resonate with Jews. Man, the studio is really checking all the boxes with this one.

]]>http://www.screenjunkies.com/video/ridley-scott-on-a-bible-kick-gives-us-exodus-gods-and-kings-starring-christian-bale/feed/0Will Smith Might Star In A Fun Little Film About NFL Concussionshttp://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/will-smith-might-star-in-a-fun-little-film-about-nfl-concussions/
http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/will-smith-might-star-in-a-fun-little-film-about-nfl-concussions/#commentsFri, 06 Jun 2014 15:11:37 +0000http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=262053If they can make a film about Facebook, this should be a piece of cake.

]]>Will Smith has always taken some pretty odd film roles. Lots of melodramatic roles such as Seven Pounds, and The Pursuit of Happyness, but then when QT offers Smith Django Unchained, he balks, saying the role isn’t big enough.

Apparently Ridley Scott‘s film about NFL concussions IS big enough, because Smith is circling that project. The film is based on a catalytic GQ article called Game Brain that took one of the first critical looks at the epidemic of concussions in the NFL.

Smith would play Bennett Omalu, a Pittsburgh doctor, originally from Africa, who first diagnosed CTE, which is the affliction that results from have having your head stepped on by 300-lb linemen for 10 years. The film is said to have been a whistleblower-type film in the vein of The Insider, but we hope with far less Russell Crowe. Like zero Russell Crowe, if we want to be specific.

]]>Ridley Scott has talked about a Blade Runner sequel for years, with the standard love/hate back-and-forth associated with carrying on an iconic film. And honestly, it’s hard to see how any subsequent film could vault the original’s status any higher than “best sci-fi film ever made.”

But, status don’t keep the studio lights on, cash does, so Deadline is reporting that Alcon Entertainment has an offer out to Harrison Ford to get back in replicant form for a Ridley Scott-directed sequel.

Hmmmm. Harrison Ford often says he hates talking about his old roles, but then ends up doing them for a ton of money and acting all nonplussed. So this one could really go either way.

I’m sure many fans wish that he turns it down. Even though the film will be made anyway, it won’t cast as long a shadow on the original. Sort of like how Dumb and Dumberer didn’t detract from the original.

]]>http://www.screenjunkies.com/video/report-harrison-ford-asked-to-reprise-role-in-blade-runner-sequel/feed/0‘Prometheus 2′ Is Going To Star So Many Michael Fassbendershttp://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/prometheus-2-is-going-to-star-so-many-michael-fassbenders/
http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/prometheus-2-is-going-to-star-so-many-michael-fassbenders/#commentsTue, 25 Mar 2014 18:00:32 +0000http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=260491They will be Fassbending all over the place.

Michael Green (who did such a good job on the Green Lantern script) has been brought in for rewrites that are rumored to include multiple ‘David’ androids just Fassbending all over the damn place. Green’s script is also aiming to be more in line with the original Alien films and less like whatever the hell Prometheus was. Any similarities to Multiplicity will be sheer coincidence. (The Wrap)

]]>http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/prometheus-2-is-going-to-star-so-many-michael-fassbenders/feed/0If ‘Blade Runner’ Were An 8-Bit Gamehttp://www.screenjunkies.com/video/if-blade-runner-were-an-8-bit-game/
http://www.screenjunkies.com/video/if-blade-runner-were-an-8-bit-game/#commentsWed, 14 Aug 2013 21:06:36 +0000http://www.screenjunkies.com/?post_type=video&p=256449It would still be much better without voice over.

]]>Michael Douglas has signed on to play our nation’s sexiest president, Ronald Reagan, in the film Reykjavik. The project once had Ridley Scott attached to direct, but now the director has decided he’d rather merely produce because director’s chairs hurt his lower back. Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) is now in talks to take the helm.

The film takes place in the days following the Cherbobyl disaster and centers around conversations had between Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev while they took a spa vacation together in Iceland to begin considering peace between their nations. That would mean this movie is set in 1986, which means Reagan’s former co-star Bonzo the Chimp won’t factor into the story. So, Andy Serkis‘s agent can stop leaving so many voicemails. (THR)

]]>Ridley Scott’s Prometheus has been a project veiled in secrecy since it was first announced. And today, even after weeks of wide release those who have seen it are careful not to spoil it for the rest of us. Except for the ticket-ripper at Regal Cinemas Thornton Place Stadium 14 in Seattle, Washington.

On June 18th, a man attended a screening of the film only to have a major plot point revealed by a Regal employee before he entered the theater. Spoilers ahead so if you want to see the film with fresh eyes, don’t read any further or visit the Regal Cinemas Thornton Place Stadium 14.

“I have to warn you: halfway through the movie, the main female character will perform a self-induced abortion,” said the ticket-ripper while welcoming the customer to Regal.

After asking around, the man discovered the employee had been warning all viewers. Pissed off, he confronted the theater manager, and said he was mad about both the spoiler and also what he perceived as a political agenda. After then complaining to corporate, he was sent two free tickets. However, “no explanation was given as to why this had happened,” so the man sent back the tickets.

Yes, spoilers suck but I think warning the viewer is a good idea. All offensive films should be spoiled from now on. Like so, “I have to warn you: the main female character is played by Tyler Perry.”

]]>To ensure that you’re able to freak out and obsess over every single Prometheus detail in existance, the marketing team has gone ahead and created more details to freak out and obsess over. Previously we’ve seen viral videos supporting the film starring Guy Pearce as well as Michael Fassbender. Now it’s Noomi Rapace’s turn.

]]>http://www.screenjunkies.com/video/noomi-rapace-gets-her-own-prometheus-viral-video/feed/0‘Prometheus’ Gets An ‘R’ Rating, Which Is Awesomehttp://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/prometheus-gets-an-r-rating-which-is-awesome/
http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/prometheus-gets-an-r-rating-which-is-awesome/#commentsMon, 07 May 2012 08:33:07 +0000http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=248482"R" is short for "awesome."

]]>What the what? It’s a large-budget science-fiction epic that values its integrity more than it does mass-market appeal. Pinch me!

Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, a film that is sort of an Alien prequel, but if you say that, people will judge you for some reason, has officially been bestowed upon it an “R” rating. And you know what that means…

We’ll almost certainly be catching another glimpse of Michael Fassbender‘s penis. Hello, old friend.

Prometheus was given the rating due to “sci-fi violence including some intense images, and brief language.” I’m pretty sure you can substitute “British genitals” for “intense images” to see what they’re really getting at.

In all seriousness, it’s great to see a movie stick to the screenwriters‘ original intent and not water down content for broader distribution. Further, it will be nice to see a smart, violent film along the lines of Alien and Terminator, rather than fare that tends to fall on one side of the line or the other.

It also helps that focus groups showed that children were unable to even pronounce “Prometheus” when ordering tickets at the box office. They were all “Promeefus.” It was adorable.

]]>If you experienced a strange puckering in your nerdbutt yesterday, that’s for good reason. A second viral video has been released to promote Prometheus, this time focusing on the character played by Michael Fassbender. As with everything else we’ve seen from this film, it’s pretty awesome. You should check it out. Still, we really don’t have any idea what the film will be about beyond astronauts getting f*cked up.

This is a perfect example of how to market a film without spoiling it. The amount of production value used here is a turning point in the evolution of viral promotions. It’s slick and attention-grabbing and strong enough to draw the audience into the theater. I’m sure we’ll see this campaign’s influences in future viral marketing plans. Let’s take a look now at the viral videos that lead us up to this point.

Prometheus

In this second viral video, we’re introduced to Michael Fassbender’s David. Here David speaks about himself and what it’s like to be a robot created by Weyland Industries. There’s been a lot of speculation online that Fassbender would play an android in the film given his cherubic, blonde appearance. And now that cat’s out of the bag. Which teaches me to run up to the blondest person I see and check their fingerprints. Robots could be dwelling amongst us and we wouldn’t even know it.

Watchmen

This Watchmen viral video introduces the world to Dr. Manhattan by reviewing his origin and the innovations the supreme being brought to the fields of science, technology, renewable energy, and space exploration. However, he wasn’t able to convert atoms to do anything about that newscasters jacket. Even gods have their limits.

]]>Yesterday, theInternet was abuzz with rumors about who Guy Pearce is playing in the upcoming Alien prequel, Prometheus. The news was that he would play Peter Weyland, industrialist and the Weyland half of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. Those reports were in fact true and now we have a formal introduction to the man.

With this tease, directed by Luke Scott, we jump ahead thirteen years into the future for TED2023. Here, Pearce slimes it up as Peter Weyland while discussing his interest in changing the world. It’s a short bit that won’t appear in the actual film, but still a pretty cool nod to the world we currently inhabit. Gives me the impression that if anyone is going to stumble across alien xenomorphs, it would be a wealthy British entreprenuar. Richard Branson, I’m looking at you.

]]>http://www.screenjunkies.com/video/guy-pearce-is-future-donald-trump-in-the-new-prometheus-teaser/feed/0International ‘Prometheus’ Trailer Highlights The Dangers Of Being A Spacemanhttp://www.screenjunkies.com/video/international-prometheus-trailer-highlights-the-dangers-of-being-a-spaceman/
http://www.screenjunkies.com/video/international-prometheus-trailer-highlights-the-dangers-of-being-a-spaceman/#commentsFri, 17 Feb 2012 16:01:08 +0000http://www.screenjunkies.com/?post_type=video&p=245554I’m starting to feel really bad for the crew of the Prometheus. Not only do they have to travel far from home and those they love, but they also need...

]]>I’m starting to feel really bad for the crew of the Prometheus. Not only do they have to travel far from home and those they love, but they also need to deal with face-melting, dust storms, probably aliens, cryo-sleep morning wood, and ancient ruins collapsing on them. And that just seems to be the tip of the iceberg.

If anything, this internationaltrailer for Ridley Scott’s maybe Alien prequel gives us a hint of the scope of this film. The large set pieces that build both the crew’s world and the alien civilization look massive and if we could figure out what the hell is going on here I’d bet we’re in for another tremendous science fiction film from Scott. Still feel bad that this bunch is being tortured, though. Then again, they’re all rather pretty and probably got unfair advantages at astronaut school. Maybe had they studied more, they wouldn’t have melted faces now. (via Twitch)

I believe in cautious optimism in cases like this, so I’m waiting until this story gets confirmed before plastering “He’s Back!” fliers all over my town and buying stock in flying cars. Still, it would make sense that Ford would be interested in a project like this, since he hasn’t had a big hit apart from the last Indiana Jones movie in a long time – and that movie also featured him reprising a popular character decades after the fact. It didn’t have any flying cars, though. (The Playlist)

]]>Early on in the new Prometheus trailer, you can hear a woman screaming “I’m so sorry.” I assume this apology is from some PR lackey and is intended for all the fans who had to sit through the “teaser” trailers they’ve been putting out all week. Whoever invented the concept of a trailer for a trailer should be shot, and although the woman screaming is obviously alive, she sounds like she’s in a lot of pain, so that’s something.

At any rate, this trailer looks so bad ass that I’m willing to accept the apology. All is forgiven, Prometheus PR people. Let the healing begin.

]]>There’s been a lot of back and forth in regards to whether Prometheus will be an Alien prequel or not. The official line now is that it was planned to be, but Ridley Scott switched it up while in production to create a wholly original story. Though he has mentioned in the past that the final scenes of the film will share DNA with the original Alien. That’s gross, dude.

“By the end of the third act you start to realize there’s a DNA of the very first alien, but none of the subsequent aliens. To tell you what that is is a pity, and I’m not going to tell you, because it’s actually pretty good, pretty organic to the process and to the original. But we go back, we don’t go forward.”

Scott also acknowledges that the Space Jockey from the original will be involved. Also, why the hell didn’t anyone notice or ask any questions about the giant corpse?

“Yeah, so there you have that. I was always amazed that, I mean, I’ve only done two science-fictions, but I was always amazed that no one asked who the hell the Space Jockey was. He wasn’t even called the Space Jockey. During the film they started to call it the Space Jockey. I don’t know who started that one off. I always thought it was amazing that no one ever asked who he was, and why was he there? What was all that about? I sat thinking about this for a while and thought, well, there’s a story! And the other four [films] missed it! So, here it is.”

And yes, H.R. Giger will be in da house.

“I brought him in, I showed him what we were doing, showed him the story and he liked it a lot” said Scott. “So he’s doing a little bit of work for me. He’s been doing some murals, big murals, which we’ll see in almost one of the first chambers we encounter when we land where we’re gonna go.”

“No. Absolutely not,” states Scott before joking, “They squeezed it dry. He (the xenomorph) did very well. (He laughs) He survived, he’s now in Disneyland in Orlando, and no way am I going back there. How did he end up in Disneyland? I saw him in Disneyland, Jesus Christ!”

I don’t know, but xenomorphs rampaging through Disneyland would make an awesome movie. (Filmophilia)

]]>http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/ridley-scott-answers-your-prometheus-questions/feed/0This Thanksgiving, Be Thankful For ‘Prometheus’ Stills From ‘Entertainment Weekly’http://www.screenjunkies.com/gallery/this-thanksgiving-be-thankful-for-prometheus-stills-from-entertainment-weekly/
http://www.screenjunkies.com/gallery/this-thanksgiving-be-thankful-for-prometheus-stills-from-entertainment-weekly/#commentsWed, 23 Nov 2011 18:05:02 +0000http://www.screenjunkies.com/?post_type=gallery&p=237767Here you go. It looks more like 'Entertainment Weekly' than it does a movie.

These pics really don’t lend themselves to commentary, but it would appear that Ridley Scott’sAlien sort-of prequel has some ancient alien heads, nifty uniforms and spacesuits, and an extremely pixelated spaceship (though that could just be the scan quality).

Draw your own conclusions from these, or conservatively wait to pass judgment until you get more information. Sorry if that sounded judge-y. I seriously don’t care what you do.

]]>http://www.screenjunkies.com/gallery/this-thanksgiving-be-thankful-for-prometheus-stills-from-entertainment-weekly/feed/0Ridley Scott Will Direct A ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel That Hasn’t Been Written Yethttp://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/ridley-scott-will-direct-a-blade-runner-sequel-that-hasnt-been-written-yet/
http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/ridley-scott-will-direct-a-blade-runner-sequel-that-hasnt-been-written-yet/#commentsFri, 04 Nov 2011 22:25:22 +0000http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=235206If you were a fan of the original 'Blade Runner', well...well, there's always the possibility you'll like this film as well.

Thus far, the project has no cast and no script, but screw it, it’s Friday, so let’s get excited about this for no particular reason!

*does worm on office floor*

A few things about a sequel here: The original was based on the Phillip K. Dick novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, and pretty much exhausted that source material, so the poor son of a bitch that has to write this story will have some pretty big shoes to fill. Further, there will be no Deckard, no Harrison Ford, and none of the cast will be the same.

Sooooo…the thing we’re excited about is that the guy who directed a seminal and lauded science fiction movie is following it up with a tangential movie featuring a completely different cast decades later.

]]>http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/ridley-scott-will-direct-a-blade-runner-sequel-that-hasnt-been-written-yet/feed/0Ridley Scott’s ‘Monopoly’ Movie Gets Bizarrely Good Screenwritershttp://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/ridley-scotts-monopoly-movie-gets-bizarrely-good-screenwriters/
http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/ridley-scotts-monopoly-movie-gets-bizarrely-good-screenwriters/#commentsTue, 06 Sep 2011 22:13:33 +0000http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=227236We're about to find out that Ventnor Avenue isn't really a place, per se, but more like a state of mind.

]]>I find Ridley Scott’s upcoming Monopoly movie adaptation to be much more intriguing than the upcoming CGI-orgy Candyland or Battleship, as it leaves a lot of latitude for the creative types to tell an actual story. Offhand, I’m hoping for some completely strange amalgam of Clue and Boardwalk Empire.

And thanks to the news that Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski will be penning the screenplay, it looks like this might be an actual “film” and not some perverse 90-minute product placementexercise. The duo has shared credits on Ed Wood, The People Vs. Larry Flynt, and Man on the Moon.

One can only assume that this means we will see Rich Uncle Pennybags as a tragically flawed character, possibly played by Daniel Day-Lewis, leading a hollow existence as he finds himself in and out of jail, entering beauty contests, and carrying with him the dark burden of unreported bank errors in his favor.

]]>http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/ridley-scotts-monopoly-movie-gets-bizarrely-good-screenwriters/feed/0Tony Scott Says ‘I Want A Remake, Too’, Enters Talks For ‘Wild Bunch’http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/tony-scott-says-i-want-a-remake-too-enters-talks-for-wild-bunch/
http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/tony-scott-says-i-want-a-remake-too-enters-talks-for-wild-bunch/#commentsThu, 18 Aug 2011 22:46:26 +0000http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=225018I think Ridley and Tony's mom sat them down last night and said she wanted to see more remakes from her boys.

On the heels of Ridley’s announcement this morning that he will be returning to the world of Blade Runner, Deadline reports that Tony is in talks to take a pass at the 1959 Sam Peckinpah classic The Wild Bunch. The original followed an aging gang of gunslingers as they shoot for one last score near the Mexico border in 1913.

The premise is universal enough that studios have attempted a variety of remakes in different settings, but none have stuck. However, with the Tony Scott name behind it, this iteration could get a fair amount more tractions than earlier attempts.

With most action stars finding themselves approaching old age these days, there is no shortage of talent from which to draw.

]]>Ridley Scott must have enjoyed returning to science-fiction with the Alien prequel, Prometheus. That is to say, he must have enjoyed returning to his take on science-fiction. It’s just been announced that Scott will next produce and direct a new installment of Blade Runner. Of course, there aren’t any details about the project yet. We don’t know if it’s a prequel or a sequel or another story set in the same universe. There’s no word on casting or whether or not Sean Young is planning to interrupt one of Ridley Scott‘s lunch meetings dressed as a robot. Let’s just hope that there will not be a voice-over. (Deadline)

]]>Earlier today during the 20th Century Fox panel, Comic-Con attendees got a first look at footage from Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. The director chimed in over video chat from Iceland, where he’s currently shooting the film. Apparently the 3D format that Ridley has been utilizing latched onto his face and got into his brain because he made a shocking statement:

I will never work without 3D again, even for small dialogue scenes.

Say whaaaaaaaat, Ridley? Can it be? Is an auteur such as him falling head over heels in love with 3D now? The director elaborated:

3D has been a wonderful exercise but I was brought up as a camera operator so its really about lensing and all that kind of stuff. So with the help I’ve had from a wonderful cameraman and his technical team its been, for me, a pretty straight forward ride. That said I’ll never work without 3D again, even for small dialogue scenes. I love the whole process. 3D opens up the universe of even a small dialogue scene so I’ve been very impressed with that.

I get a former camera operator such as himself falling in love with the whole depth thing, but c’mon, aren’t we all getting tired of wearing those clunky glasses for two straight hours? What do you guys think? Maybe it’s time we accept that 3D is here to stay.

Prometheus has been cloaked in mystery so far and sadly, this still doesn’t do much to lift the veil. Warner Bros has released this first image from Ridley Scott‘s maybe-Alien prequel which shows a crew member touching down on an alien planet in the middle of a sandstorm or large scale bee attack. No word on whether this is Noomi Rapace or Charlize Theron but it’s definitely not an alien with a smaller, scarier mouth inside it’s already pretty scary larger mouth. Hopefully, we’ll know more soon as the film is slated to Comic-Con it up this afternoon.

In the meantime, check out the film’s official synopsis and the still.

Visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott returns to the genre he helped define, creating an original sciencefiction epic set in the most dangerous corners of the universe. The film takes a team of scientists and explorers on a thrilling journey that will test their physical and mental limits and strand them on a distant world, where they will discover the answers to our most profound questions and to life’s ultimate mystery.

]]>http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/behold-the-first-image-from-prometheus/feed/0prometheus-imageScare the Bra Off Of Themhttp://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/genres-movies/horror-films/scare-the-bra-off-of-them/
http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/genres-movies/horror-films/scare-the-bra-off-of-them/#commentsWed, 06 Jul 2011 04:51:00 +0000http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=218931Choosing scary monster movies to watch with girls is not only the perfect Saturday night activity, it's also the perfect way to covertly put her in the mood.

]]>Choosing scary monster movies to watch with girls is not only the perfect Saturday night activity, it’s also the perfect way to covertly put her in the mood without having to soil your HD flat screen with some sort of sensitive thinking person’s movie. If you’ve ever watched a scary movie with a girl in your life, you know you can expect your lady (or ladies) to inch closer and cling tighter as the fear builds. If you’re lucky, you’ll have her in your lap by the time the movie ends, while having seen some darn good effects in the process.

Cloverfield

Rob and Beth talking to the camcorder

A perfect blend of two parts monster madness and one part sappy romance, Cloverfield‘s plot revolves around a massive creature of unknown origin as it ravages downtown New York. Instead of evacuating, a young man goes to rescue an ex-girlfriend with the help of some friends. Being a hero at heart he goes back knowing full well the monster still lurks the area. A word of caution, the director went with the “shaky cam” style of filmmaking—one or both of you may end up puking, unless you have a stash of Dramamine on hand.

Alien

Alien stuck to crew member's face

A spacecraft lands on a distant, unexplored planet to answer a distress beacon after which an alien creature boards their ship. While some may consider this to be a little too “old-school”, it still delivers the chills even if you have already seen it a few times. The H.R. Giger-designed alien is frightening enough, but most of the scares are delivered through Ridley Scott‘s masterful use of mood and atmosphere. Even if it is the “oldest” film on this list, Alien set the bar so high when it was release in the late ’70s that horror flicks today, in all their CG glory, still struggle to match its quality.

Most think 28 Days Later is a zombie-type flick. The truth is, the “zombies” are actually still alive, having been transformed into monstrous, bloodthirsty savages by a strange virus. The creatures roam the streets of England hunting down the few survivors who remain in the country. 28 Days Later is so frightening and so disturbing that there is a strong possibility it will be you that ends up inching towards your girlfriend as you watch in fear.

The Mist

From the mind of Stephen King, The Mist features a plethora of monsters that all but guarantees to give you and your girlfriend some major goosebumps. A handful of civilians are trapped in a local grocery store as a strange mist engulfs their entire town. The mist not only clouds the area it covers, it is also home to an unknown number of fiendish monsters. You may have to watch this movie at least once before watching it with a lady friend just so you know what to expect. The last thing you want to do is scream like a little girl in front of her.

Dog Soldiers

Werewolf in the woods in Dog Soldier

Last but not least is the 2002 British release, Dog Soldiers. A squad of special forces are training in the Scottish Highlands when they find the remains of another group of soldiers who had trained in the area. The troops then go into battle mode only to find that their adversaries are not men but werewolves. The movie does start slow but by the 30 minute mark, you and your girlfriend will be clinging to each other in mutual fear…which will hopefully lead to some other mutual activities.

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http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-news/damon-lindelof-is-saying-stuff-about-prometheus/#commentsTue, 28 Jun 2011 22:26:06 +0000http://www.screenjunkies.com/?p=218303Predator will not be allowed within 500 yards of the set.

]]>First it was announced that Ridley Scott‘s Prometheus was intended to be a prequel to his sciencefiction classic, Alien. Then Lost‘s Damon Lindelof was brought on to work on the script, and it was suddenly no longer a prequel but an original story. And then we heard reports that it may actually still be a film that takes place within the Alien universe. What the hay?

Lindelof has now shared his side of the events and whether or not Prometheus has ties to the Alien films.

It started as an Alien prequel. That is what everybody wanted it to be. Obviously, Ridley Scott has not made a science fiction movie in 25 years, since Blade Runner, so the idea that he’s returning to this genre is huge. But there is a real issue which is — what is the state of the Alien franchise at this point in our lives? There has been Alien vs. Predator and all these things, and its been completely and totally diluted. I’ve always felt that really good prequels should be original movies. And the sequels to those prequels should not be the movie which already exists because, with all due respect to anyone who makes a prequel, but why would you ruin the greatest twist in the history of cinema, “Luke, I am your father”, by showing me three movies which basically spoil that surprise. You can do movies which take place before Star Wars, but I don’t need to see the story of the Skywalker clan. Show me something else which I can’t guess the possible outcome of. There is no suspense in inevitability. So a true prequel should essentially proceed the events of the original film, but be about something entirely different, feature different characters , have an entirely different theme, although it takes place in that same world. That was my fundamental feeling about what this movie wanted to be.”

We shouldn’t expect Predator to show up (until the second sequel at least). Lindelof also talks about how his contributions impacted the material.

“And truth be told, it wasn’t script doctoring in the strictest sense because the draft that existed before I came on was written by this guy named Jon Spaihts and it was very good. And there were a lot of things in the movie, Prometheus, which were Jon Spaihts and I feel like somewhere in the media reconstruction of this story, the tale is that I come in, I pitch an entirely new story, and its so original that everything else gets thrown out and that’s what we’re doing. In my brain, that’s not exactly what happened. But I also do feel that this movie is the movie I would want to see as a fanboy, take place in that Alien universe, which precedes the events of the original Alien, but is not necessarily burdened by all the tropes of that franchise with Facehuggers and Chestbursters, and all that stuff that I love…but its sorta like, we’ve seen it before, can we do something different this time? And thats the movie that Ridley wanted to make. And when you’re working with an auteur, you basically just shut your mouth and listen and try to transcribe and channel the vision of that person, and get out of the way.”

So it was Ridley Scott who pushed the story into more original territory. That’s cool. I just still hope that something eats people in it. (via Collider)